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Hands On

MAR/APR 2002
Volume 45/Issue 2


IN THIS ISSUE
Contest Winners
• First, Second and Third Place Winning Projects
Project Articles
• The Garden Bench
• Wren and Blue Jay Bird Houses
• Tapered Planter Box

DEPARTMENTS
• Ask Smitty
• Owner’s Gallery
• Letters from Owners
 
Academy Notes
Finishing Touches - Pt.4 Applying a Synthetic Finish
 
Service Pointers
Disc Sander
 
Safety Tips
Ladder Safety

What's New
Hands-On Timeless Classics Now Available on CD ROM

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The Garden Bench

Bench

LIST OF MATERIALS
(finished dimensions in inches)

A
Front Legs (2) 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 22-1/2
B
Back Legs (2) 3-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 33
C
Seat Supports (2) 1-1/2 x 3 x 18
D
Leg Rails (2) 1-1/2 x 3 x 18
E
Arm Rests (2) 1-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 22
F
Upper Back Rail 1-1/2 x 5-1/2 x 68
G
Lower Back Rail 1-1/2 x 3 x 68
H
Splats (16) 3/4 x 2-5/8 x 14
I

Splats Spacers - center (30)

Splat Spacers - ends (4)

1/2 x 3/4 x 1-3/8


1/2 x 3/4 x 1-3/16

J
Seat Stretcher 1-1/2 x 3 x 68
K
Seat Boards (6) 1-1/8 x 2-5/8 x 72
L
Brackets (2) 3/4 x 3-1/2 x 3-1/2
Dowel Pins (8) 1/2 dia.x 3
Stainless Steel Screws (12) or 8d Galvanized Finish Nails (12)
10d Galvanized Finish Nails (28)
6d Galvanized Finish Nails (4)

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